Islanders Team Report; courtesy Yahoo! Sports

Ted Nolan seems resigned that he’s not going to be re-signed any time soon.

Nolan’s future as head coach of the Islanders remains muddled, a notion he confirmed in a recent published report. Speaking at a Canadian awards banquet May 2, Nolan said he expects to enter the 2008-09 season as a lame-duck coach and without a contract extension.

“It’s a tough situation,” Nolan told the Sault Star. “But I’ve faced a lot of tough situations before. I just want to go into next season, concentrate on fulfilling my contract, do a great job and make sure I get another contract somewhere.”

Nolan’s use of “somewhere” doesn’t sound promising regarding his expectation to coach the Isles beyond this season. He claims the Isles haven’t reached out to him about an extension, and he doesn’t plan to broach the subject with GM Garth Snow and/or owner Charles Wang.

Bill's note: Please let's not make a huge mistake on this one. Get the man signed and let him and the fans know that he is the guy going forward. Nolan is quite popular with the fanbase and deserves some security.

Another note: We'll have our interview with Mike Fornabaio of the Connecticut Post up some time this weekend. Mike's been covering the Sound Tigers for seven years now and has some great insight into what the day of a beat reporter is like and some insight on some of the guys that will be playing for the Islanders next season.